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Energy efficiency

16/7/2025 News

Study reveals multi-million-dollar energy blind spot in pump efficiency

Despite being responsible for 20% of global electricity demand, pumps are rarely prioritised in energy efficiency strategies, with many operators focusing instead on larger assets such as turbines or boilers, according to Sulzer. However, according to the company’s latest study, most pumps have ‘substantial room for improvement’, which could offer companies millions of dollars in energy savings.

Energy transition

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16/7/2025 Comment / Christopher Hammond

Beyond targets: why the UK energy transition needs a new story

As Britain swelters through another heatwave, we’re launching into an equally red-hot topic: how to rebuild support for climate action when the political consensus is fracturing, argues Christopher Hammond, UK100 Chief Executive.

Access to energy

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16/7/2025 Feature / Brian Davis

Inspiring clean energy initiatives in the Global South

Finalists in the 2025 Ashden Awards give a unique insight into what is being done to cut emissions and tackle climate threats across the world. Here we highlight outstanding initiatives, mostly in the Global South, by innovators from the public, private and non-profit sectors, and the lessons that can be learned by their example. New Energy World Features Editor Brian Davis reports.

Grid management

16/7/2025 Comment / Andrew Ward

The power of a UK domestic consumer/supplier partnership

Much good work on cutting carbon emissions from UK homes is being done by energy suppliers working alongside their customers. Here, Andrew Ward, Chief Executive of ScottishPower’s Customer Business, describes how it is making a substantial difference.

EI Statistical Review of World Energy

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16/7/2025 Feature / Chiko Inneh

Nigeria’s road to net zero

Nigeria’s energy mix is currently at a crossroads, presenting both significant challenges and substantial opportunities as the nation pursues its net zero emissions target by 2050, writes former Energy Institute student intern Chiko Inneh.

Energy pricing

16/7/2025 News

UK government rules out move to zonal pricing for electricity market

The UK government has decided to retain a single national wholesale electricity price rather than adopt zonal pricing, following the Review of Electricity Market Arrangements (REMA) launched in 2022.

Energy policy

US Secretary of Energy Chris Wright speaking at a conference

16/7/2025 News

US DoE report warning that blackouts could increase by 100 times in 2030 gets mixed reactions

A new US Department of Energy (DoE) report claims that given projected load growth, retirements of power plants ‘increase the risk of outages by 100 times in 2030’. But environmental groups question the modelling.

Young professionals

Photos set side by side of Ubong Essien (left) and Temoefe C Jaho-Kagabre (right)

16/7/2025 Comment / Ubong Essien,Temoefe C Jaho-Kagbare

Shining a Spotlight on Energy People: Ubong Essien and Temoefe Jaho-Kagbare

What motivated two dynamic young people, working in very different fields, to sign up for student membership to the Energy Institute? Ubong Essien, who is working towards a PhD, University of Strathclyde, in Glasgow, and Temoefe C Jaho-Kagbare, working towards a B Law at the University of Ibadan in Lagos, Nigeria, share their stories.

Solar

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16/7/2025 Feature / Jens Kastner

Why forced labour claims still cloud the international solar supply chain

As the Chinese government seeks an interim commerce deal with the US, the country’s solar power supply chain will be hoping long-standing allegations about using forced labour will not throw additional obstacles in the way of trade, writes Jens Kastner.

Solar

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9/7/2025 Feature / Karolin Schaps

Plugged in balconies: how micro-PV devices bring green power into European flats

As the renewable energy transition progresses, new technology is quickly enabling an additional demographic of energy consumers to take part in the decarbonisation of electricity production, like those living in urban apartment spaces. European countries such as Germany, Austria and France are already seeing substantial growth in the installation of plug-in solar devices fitted to balconies, garages and sheds. Karolin Schaps assesses whether this is just a fad or symptomatic of a growing trend in Europe’s energy transition.

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Study reveals multi-million-dollar energy blind spot in pump efficiency

Beyond targets: why the UK energy transition needs a new story

Inspiring clean energy initiatives in the Global South

The power of a UK domestic consumer/supplier partnership

Nigeria’s road to net zero

UK government rules out move to zonal pricing for electricity market

US DoE report warning that blackouts could increase by 100 times in 2030 gets mixed reactions

Shining a Spotlight on Energy People: Ubong Essien and Temoefe Jaho-Kagbare

Why forced labour claims still cloud the international solar supply chain

Plugged in balconies: how micro-PV devices bring green power into European flats